Universidad Europea

Resumen del proyecto

Fecha y lugar

05 - 08 Octubre 2016, Strasbourg, Francia

Detalles del proyecto

Following successful Assemblies in Spain, France, Switzerland, Germany and The Netherlands that were established more than 20 years ago, the European University of Volunteering is coming to Strasbourg (Alsace), where it will convene its 8th Convention from 5th to 8th October, 2016. On this occasion the official Theme will cover the multiple digital networks that have sprung up under the all-encompassing label âsocial mediaâ. Their role in social relationships, in social work and voluntary work will be the subject of dialogue.

The challenges posed by the communications revolution will be addressed by The European University of Volunteering in its 8th Convention, which invites you to an exciting interexchange of information under the heading:

âSocial Work and Voluntary ServiceCommunications in the Digital Ageâ

Public

Public announcements and invitations are addressed to three different interest groups. Each group is invited to exchange ideas and impressions internally as well as among the other two interest groups.

Academics and students at universities and institutes of higher learning may present their scientific research results in an international discussion forum. The opportunity is available to research specifics across six axes of digital social networking: Law, security and ethics, economics, public and political communication, internal communication, non-usage, and language and culture.

Professional and voluntary personnel will have the opportunity to gain and exchange multifaceted experiences in the digital arena during the two days of the Convention. Opportunity is provided to delve deeply into five specialist areas: Social work (e.g. working with the elderly or handicapped); organisation and communication; integrating spontaneous assistance with social services (e.g. assisting refugees, emergency catastrophic aid); urban and rural citizensâ platforms; online and cyber volunteering.

The broader public arena will be the focus of attention: politicians and other interested parties will be enabled to garner information as to how ever more sophisticated communications technology is expanding human interaction greatly and have access to resident expertise to better understand the current changes.

Without expecting miracles from digital innovations or looking nostalgically back to âmy days, when everything was betterâ, the main goal of the 8th Convention of European Volunteering will be to explore the effects of the digital communications revolution on voluntarism and to establish a more solid foundation for social work â and to evaluate social connectivity among volunteers generally. The organisers want this Convention to address and devise solutions for existing problems in the diverse environments of France, Germany, other European countries and the wider world. The conference languages will be English, French and German.

The first day will be open to the public at large, to which politicians are invited. Lectures and talks will probe the subject matter using sample problem situations. Days two and three will feature an academics and student interchange on the one hand and examine professionalsâ and volunteersâ experiences on the other. Day four will again be open to the public.

We kindly request applicants to respond to this âCall for Papersâ by 31/03/2016.

Students and academics wishing to present their research projects for discussion are invited to submit their proposed projects to Philippe Viallon: email, lisec-chaire-unesco@unistra.fr The rules and parameters are available from M. Viallon.

Professional and voluntary workers (incl. institutions that employ professionals and volunteers) wishing to present projects are kindly requested to submit their entries to euv2016@caritas-alsace.org.

Further particulars and forms for submitting suggestions maybe downloaded from the websites: www.euvolunteering.org and www.iave.org.

Caritas Alsace, represented in the EUV by Laurant Hochardt, in association with Secours Catholique (Catholic Aid), which has been involved in resolving precarious situations for over 110 years. The Strasbourg Diocese charitable relief organisation is recognised as an indispensable social necessity. The core emphasis of Caritas work in Alsace is to advise and assist people who are in distress or on the fringes of society. The work of Caritas Alsace is supported by sponsors.

IAVE (International Association for Volunteer Effort), represented by Dr. Eugen Baldas, Vice President and European Representative on the IAVE Board. IAVE (established 1981) is the only volunteer organisation with a global reach. It envisions a global culture of voluntarism that contributes to a fairer, more peaceful, more inclusive and more mutually engaged world. Its central focus is to achieve a functioning, qualified, thoroughly networked and secure inter-exchange forkey volunteer activities.

ICVolunteers (ICV), represented by Dr.Viola Krebs, is an international non-profit organisation specializing in communications, particularly languages, technology and conference support. ICV has volunteers and partners in 180 countries.

The Caritas Association of the Archdiocese of Freiburg, represented by its director Bernhard Appel, is the principal society delivering welfare service free of charge in Baden-WÃ¼rttemberg state. Caritas provides social services in all areas of social endeavor, with close collaboration between professional and voluntary workers.

The European University of Volunteering Association, the actual promoter, is represented by Prof. Georg von Schurbein, Centre Philantropie, Basle University, situated in Basle, Switzerland. Basel University and its private and corporate members seek, in particular, to perpetuate The European University of Volunteering.

The 8th convention of the European University of Volunteering stands under the patronage of the European Parliament;